Hyalophora gloveri

Hyalophora gloveri, or Glover's silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker in 1872. It is found in the Rocky Mountain states, the western parts of the northern Great Plains, and the Canadian prairie provinces, north-west to at least central Alberta. It is also found in northern Mexico.

Glover's silkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Hyalophora
Species:
H. gloveri
Binomial name
Hyalophora gloveri
Strecker, 1872
Synonyms
  • Platysamia gloveri
  • Hyalophora columbia gloveri

It is considered a subspecies of Hyalophora columbia by several authorities.

The wingspan is about 100 mm.

The larvae feed on Shepherdia argentea, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Salix species, etc.

Subspecies

  • Hyalophora gloveri gloveri
  • Hyalophora gloveri nokomis
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  • Robinson, E.; Schmidt, B. C. "Species Page - Hyalophora gloveri". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  • Fauske, Gerald M. (April 12, 2002). "Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker 1872)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 11, 2018.


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